The Diary of a Nobody: Mr. Pooter of The Laurels, Holloway
Aug 2026 · Aeneas Press
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Charles Pooter, a City clerk of no importance whatever, keeps a diary: the tradesmen are insolent, his son is a disappointment, his jokes are unappreciated, and he has just painted the bath red. The Grossmith brothers wrote it for Punch in 1888 — George was the star comedian of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas — and invented the suburban Everyman that English comedy has been rewriting ever since. Fifteen plates by painters including William Powell Frith and John Everett Millais, from cottage interiors to landscapes, mirror the modest domestic world Pooter records.
Charles Pooter, a City clerk of no importance whatever, keeps a diary: the tradesmen are insolent, his son is a disappointment, his jokes are unappreciated, and he has just painted the bath red. The Grossmith brothers wrote it for Punch in 1888 — George was the star comedian of the Gilbert and Su...
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George Grossmith (1847–1912) and his brother Weedon Grossmith (1854–1919) were English entertainers. George performed principal comic roles in Gilbert and Sullivan operas in London; Weedon worked as a portrait painter and stage actor. They co-authored The Diary of a Nobody (1892), a satirical novel first serialized in Punch.
George Grossmith (1847–1912) and his brother Weedon Grossmith (1854–1919) were English entertainers. George performed principal comic roles in Gilbert and Sullivan operas in London; Weedon worked as a portrait painter and stage actor. They co-authored The Diary of a Nobody (1892), a satirical nov...
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